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Student athletes participate in Masuk Spring Signing Day
MONROE, CT — As the end of the 2023-24 school year draws near, students of the Class of 2024 are finalizing their plans for life after Masuk High School. For the nine student-athletes pictured above, next year will include intercollegiate athletics on top of coursework and dorm life. Gathered...
Photos: Indians Capture Sectional Championship
The Bridgeport High School baseball team defeated Buckhannon-Upshur in the Class AAA Region I, Section 2 championship game on Thursday, 5-1. With the win, the Indians improved to 29-4 and advance to the regional tournament, which will begin on May 20 at Bridgeport. Photos from the B-U game available in...
Baseball Game Recap: Norwalk Comes Up Short
After soaring to ten runs the game before, Norwalk was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They lost 11-2 to the Ashland Arrows. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Norwalk of the 10-6 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2023.
Staples girls golf team celebrates Senior Day after busy week
WESTPORT — The Staples girls golf team took a break from competitive play Monday to celebrate Senior Day with an intrasquad match at Longshore Golf Course. The Wreckers head into their final seven matches ranked fifth among 11 FCIAC teams. They fell to defending state champion Greenwich at home...
Masuk girls lacrosse team earns SWC’s top seed
MONROE, CT — What a season it has been for Masuk High’s girls lacrosse team — including 10 wins in 11 conference games to earn the South-West Conference Tournaments top seed. The Panthers will play in Thursday’s quarterfinal round against the loser of Tuesday’s Brookfield-Bethel contest....
BHS Boys Finish Second at Class AAA Region I Track and Field Meet, Girls Come in Third Place
The Bridgeport High School boys track and field team finished as the Class AAA Region I runner-up and the girls placed third at the regional championship meet Friday at Mylan Park. Combined, the Indians earned automatic qualifying spots in 19 events for next week’s state meet at Laidley Field in...
Girls lacrosse: Wappingers tops Brewster to clinch third consecutive league title
Facing a schedule more difficult than it was used to, adjustments were required and the Wappingers girls lacrosse team needed to improve even to approximate its past accomplishments. That was by design and, with those deliberately installed hurdles, some setbacks were expected. But, Sade Reyes said, “that’s the fun part.” ...
Emma Van Heyst Game Report: @ McMahon
Wilton was led to victory by Emma Van Heyst, who turned in her biggest game of the season on Thursday. McMahon had no answer to Van Heyst as she went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Van Heyst and Wilton will be playing in front of their...
Tigers Track Roars at Big Red Invitational
NORTH SALEM, N.Y. - North Salem's track team traveled to the annual Somers Lions Club Big Red invitational on Saturday, May 4, showing out behind several standout performances. Leading the charge was senior captain Bella Fryer, who finished 3rd in a highly competitive 3000M race with a personal best time of 10:38. The result earned her a second-place ranking for the event in Section 1. Fryer would follow up with a 2:24 time in the 800M, good enough for a 4th place finish and a ranking of 4th in Section 1. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE...
Staples boys tennis team soars into postseason
WESTPORT — Winners of 10 consecutive matches, the Staples boys tennis team cruises into the postseason flying high. As the No. 3 seed, the Wreckers host No. 6 Wilton in Tuesday’s FCIAC Tournament quarterfinals. Staples previously defeated Wilton 6-1 on April 23. The winner advances to the semis Thursday (times to be announced).
Check Mates: The DIG Chess Team’s Stars in the Making
Left: Adaora Enu with her DIG chess coach, Jithu Sajeevan. middle: Adaora Enu, with one of her many chess tournament trophies. right: Mehek Kaira, plotting her next move. Move over Bobby Fischer; the face of chess is shifting. In The Queen’s Gambit, an orphaned girl is the chess prodigy. Disney’s Queen of Katwe recounts the true story of a girl from the Ugandan ghetto who becomes an international chess champion. And right here in Connecticut, girls are excelling at the game, notably Adaora Enu, who is ranked #1 in the state among 9-year-old girls, and Mehek Kaira, #1 in the state among 8-year-old girls. Both are from Wilton and play on the DIG Chess team—a program that is in ten Connecticut towns, including Wilton, Westport and Weston.
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